Transformable advertising or display rack



E. J UTZ. TRANSFGIIMABLB ADVERTISING 0R DISPLAY RACK. No. 591,281.

Patented Oct. 5,1897.

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UNITED STATES -PATENT i Fries.

EDWARD JUTZ, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Itetters Patent No. 591,281, dated October 5, 1897.

' Applicationle'd April-26, 1897. Serial N. 633,995. (No model.)V

Transformable Advertising or Display Racks,

of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference'being hadhto the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to transformable adro vertising or display racks; and it consists of the novel construction, combination, and ar.

rangement of parts hereinafter shown", described, and claimed.

Figure 1 is a 'front elevation of 'a transform- 15 able advertising or display rack constructed in accordance'with the principles of my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken approximately on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken ap- 2o proximately on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, parts being broken away. Fig. 4 is a view in perspective of one of the slats or placards, parts being broken away and other parts being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional 25 View taken approximately on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detailjview of one of the price-list cards. Fig. 7 is a horizontalv sectional view taken approximately `on the line 7 7 of Fig. 6 after a card has been 3o placed in position for use upon the slat or placard.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, the head-board 10 has notches 11 cutfrom its lower edge, and the Vpins 12 are inserted from the 3 5 end edges of the head-board 10 into said headboard and through the slots 11'.

K The webs 13 are doubled upon themselves,

and lines 14 of stitches, staples, or rivets se-v cure the webs together at suitable distances 4o apart to form pockets or loops in which the slats or placards 15, 16, and 17 rest. The extreme upper parts 18 of the Webs are in the form of loops, which loops are placed in the notches 11, and the pins 12 are inserted 45 through said loops, thus forming a connection between the webs and the head-board,and the webs depend downwardly from said headboard. The slats or placards 15 are formed by taking four of the strips 19, placing said 5o strips together in the form of a hollow square,

placing the plugs 'in the ends of' said hollow square, and securing said strips to said plug. Thus is produced a slat or placard having four equal faces.

.The slats or placards 16 are formed by Ataking three of the strips 19 and placing said strips together in the form of an open triangle and placing thetriangular plugs 21 in the ends of said open triangle and securing said strips 19 lto said plugs, thus forminga slat or placard having three equal faces.

The slats or placards 17 are formed by'using a single strip 19, which strip produces a slat or placard having two equal faces. Any desired matter may be written, printed, painted, or stenciled upon the faces of the slats or placards 15,1'6, and 17, and then said slats or placards are placed in the loops formed by the webs 13, as required to display the desired ones of the faces. Different matter will appear upon each of the faces, and the matter-displayed is changed by turning the desired one or ones of the placards to display the different faces. -f

The openscrew-eyes 22 are inserted 'into the ends of the slats or placards, and Lclosed screw-eyes 23 are inserted into the ends of the head-board 10. The cords 24 have their lower ends attached to the lower ones of the open screw-eyes 22, and said cords extend upwardly through the intermediateA screw-eyes upper ends of the cords 24 are pulled down-v wardly. The closed screw-eyes 23 form bearings or pulleys for the cords 24, and the slats will be drawn upwardly into a bundle. Vhen it is desired to disconnect the slats from the head-board, the pins 12 are removed.

In making up the rack the slats or placards used may be either Hat, as 17 or triangular, as 16, or square or rectangular, as 15. The rack may be composed entirely of one or two kinds of slats or they may be mixed, as desired. The McGill fasteners 25 or light springcotters are or may be inserted through the IOO webs 13 and through the slats or placards, as shown in detail in Fig. 5.

The saw cuts 26 and 27 are formed from the faces of the slats or placards, as shown in detail in Fig. 7, said saw-cuts being inclined inwardly and away from each other, and the ends of the price-list cards 28 are inserted in said saw-cuts, as required to hold said cards in position relative to the slats. The pricelist cards 28 consist of the large card 29, having horizontal slits 30 and 31, and the small cards 32 are placed in vertical positions in front of the card 29 with their upper and lower ends inserted in said slats 30 and 31, respectively, as shown iu Fig. 6. Letters, figures,

and signs are printed or painted upon the v cards 32, and by arranging and combining said cards 32 prices may be indicated. The head-board 10 is designed to have printed, painted, or stenciled upon it the name of the dealer,the nature of his business,and the location, such as John Smith, Groceries, 310 S. Tenth St. The slats or placards are designed to have printed or stenciled or painted upon their faces the names of the commodities which are for sale-such as potatoes,cabbage, &e.-and the price-list cards are designed to indicate by the arrangement of the cards 32 upon the cards 29 the prices of the articles named upon the slats. The racks are designed fer displaying advertising matter, price-lists, and for other similar purposes.

lVhen the stock of a particular class of goods is exhausted, the corresponding slat or placard is removed from the rack.

The webs 13 are necessarily iexible and preferably elastic. By using elastic webs the same loops will receive and hold slats of different sizes and shapes.

I claim- 1. In a device of the class described, a headboard having notches cnt in its lower edge, webs doubled upon themselves and stitched together at intervals as required to form loops, the upper ends of said webs being placed in said notches and secured in position by means of pins inserted from the ends of said head-board through said webs, slats or placards removably inserted in the loops formed by said webs, open screw-eyes inserted in the ends of said slats or placards, closed screw-eyes inserted in the ends of said headboard and cords attached to the screw-eyes of the lower 011e of said slats or placards and extending upwardly through the intermediate ones of said slats or placards and through the closed screw-eyes in the,ends of said headboard, substantially as specified.

2. In a device of the class described, a slat or placard having saw cuts 26 and 27 formed from its face, the card 29 having the horizontal slits 30 and 3l placed in position with its ends in said saw cuts 26 and 27, the small cards 32 having letters or figures printed upon their faces and placed in position with their ends in said slits 30 and 3l., substantially as specified.

In a device of the class described, the head-board 10 having the notches 11 formed in its lower edge, the webs 13 doubled upon themselves and secured together at intervals by the stitching 14 and forming loops, the pins 12 inserted from the ends of said headboard through the upper ends of said webs, slats insertedin said loops, fasteners inserted through said webs and through said slats, said slats having saw cuts 26 and 27 formed in their faces to receive the ends of price-list cards, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDVA RI) .l UTZ.

Vitnesses:

EDWARD E. LONGAN, JAMES (DORBETT. 

